Pentium 8505 (IPU) vs EPYC 74F3

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	66	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.17	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,900	no data
Current price	$2990 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	48	6
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	10 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Socket	SP3	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel UHD Graphics 48EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium 8505 (IPU).

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 March 2021	23 February 2022
Physical cores	24	5
Threads	48	6
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	15 Watt

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